Body-protector



(No Model.) 7 W. L. WILDE.

. BODY PROTEOTOR.

No. 317,693. Patented May 12, 1885 5 ATTORNEY ilivrrn 'raries ATENT error.

WILLIAM WILDE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BODY-PRQTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,693, dated May 12, 1885.

Application lilcd December 26, 1882. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, WILLIAM L. WILDE, a

citizen of the United States, residin at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which are made apart thereof. a

It is the object of my invention to provide an article of clothing for the protection of those parts of the body which most require it when exposed in severe weather, and'which desired, and which so fits the body as to be convenient and comfortable in use and at the same time present to the eye the appearance of an ordinary well-fitting and comfortable? article of dress.

In the drawings, Figure 1 presents a front view of my invention, Fig. 3 a back view, Fig. 4 a perspective view showing theconheld between the coat and waistcoat of the ordinary suit and serve very materially to hold the protector in place. The inner side of the wings or shoulder-laps are lined with York, have invented a new and useful article of Gentlemens Dress, of which the following plush or its equivalent, to the end that the surface thereof resting upon the surface of the shoulder-pieces of the ordinary winter vest may assist in holding the adjustable vest in position.

011 the back of the body A near the top I place a large hook, B, (shown in Fig. 3,) which, passed over and behind the collar of the shirt,

j holds the protector in place there and preis also portable and may be readily and quickly I applied to use and removed when no longer 1 vents it from slipping down.

Buttons q and elastic p, the latter provided with a loop, 8, provide a means of holding the lower part in place, if desired, by passing the elastic around the body and fastening it to the button q. provide a small pocket, 1", near button q on one side, into which the elastic p may be put when not in use. A springcateh, 2, may also be used to hold the body n place at the bottom by thrusting it behind the lap of the regular waistcoat, and it is obvious that other common and Wellknown devices may be attached to accomplish the same purpose.

tour to fit the figure, and Fig. 2 a view of the 25 two halves when constructed in that form so as to be buttoned together. Similar letters represent similar parts in all the figures.

A represents the body ofm y protector, which is constructed in the form of a vest or waistcoat front and made so as to fit the contour of the body, as shown by the lines (I, 0,], and h in Fig. 4. The body is constructed or. cloth of proper material and texture to effect the to suit the wishes of the wearer with reneck, I place a collar, (1, or produce the effect of a collar withoni its actual existence by putting on binding I). This body may be made in one piece having buttons 2' and binding 7.-

united together by buttons. Actual or imitation pockets may be made in or upon the 1 body, as shown at m.

The upper part or portion of the body A is cut so as to fit snugly to the neck or shirtcollar, and is provided withwings or shoulderlaps a, which, when the article is in use, are

The body might be held in place, when worn, by small hooks .1: attached to the laps n, but I prefer the large hook attachment B, as above described.

l am aware that various improvements in gentlemens apparel have been made. notably in comlnucd shirt-bosom supports and chestobject sought and may be lined and waddcd protectors, also in combined vest and shirt I fronts and in brick-layers vest-s; but it has spect to thickness and warmth. On this body A, which is cut so as to fit snugly around the 1 been my aim to construct an adjustable vest or waistcoatwhich could be quickly applied or adjusted to the person without removing the ordinary coat. or overcoat, and which could be as quickly removed without taking off the coat or overcoat, and which should be, when not in up and down the center to represent the fronts ofavest buttoned together; or it may be made i in two parts, as shown in Fig. 2, and actually actual use, easily portable and convenient. It is one of the obvious and principle advantages of my invention over all other improvements and appliances of kindred character that,

come practically a fixed article of apparel, thus accustoming' the body to their effect and affording neither special protection when going out into thecold airnor relief when enterin g a warm room, my inventionsecures warmth and instant protection when needed, and as quickly relieves the person from its effect when, on entering a warm room, it is removed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

As a new article of manufacture, an article of gentlemens clothing made in the form of a waistcoat-front consisting of the body A, so

cut as to conform to the person and fit snugly about the neck or shirt-collar, and having the shoulder-laps n n, lined with plush or its equivi alent, and the hook B or its equivalent, the 5 whole to be worn between the ordinary coat 1 and vest and to be readily adjusted while the coat is on the wearer, and removed without the removal of the coat, substantially as shown and described.

WM. L. WILDE.

'5 Witnesses:

JAMES C. MURRAY, GEO. W. WALLACE. 

